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STATEMENT: Auchincloss on Defeat of the Crewing Amendment in the NDAA 

Press Release

Date: Dec. 7, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Energy

Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss, (D, MA-04) released the following statement in response to release of the NDAA and defeat of the crewing amendment.

"The defeat of the crewing amendment in the defense bill is a win for offshore wind and for Massachusetts. I'm proud to have fought on behalf of clean energy and my district's economic development.

"However, we should not continue this saga every Congress. With Republicans taking the gavel, I am ready to work across the aisle and with dissenting voices in my own party to negotiate a permanent solution that advances offshore wind and creates American jobs." 

Auchincloss led a letter with thirty colleagues asking for removal of language from the Senate's Coast Guard Reauthorization that would damage the offshore wind industry. Background on the amendment and Auchincloss' efforts can be found here.


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